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the commander in chief has thus far left his public case to vice president biden and others, while his counterparts in britain and france have spoken out. legislatures in both countries are coming back for emergency sessions. >> interesting to me the british parliament and french parliament have convened to discuss this issue. i do think the president needs to have more consultation, which so far has not been there, but the war powers act is a little murky about that. >> reporter: a growing number of american lawmakers in both parties want to clear up the murkiness. a letter circulated by congressman scott mitchell about military action in syria has drawn over 100 signatures from republicans and democrats. >> he ought to call us back into session if he's warranted on the evidence, we'll stand with him with statutory authority. >> reporter: in addition to national security, lawmakers are also raising questions about debt. senator james inhofe, top republican on the committee declared i cannot support military action in syria unless the president presents to congress his broader strategy
the commander in chief has thus far left his public case to vice president biden and others, while his counterparts in britain and france have spoken out. legislatures in both countries are coming back for emergency sessions. >> interesting to me the british parliament and french parliament have convened to discuss this issue. i do think the president needs to have more consultation, which so far has not been there, but the war powers act is a little murky about that. >> reporter: a...
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speaking to members of the american legion today, vice president biden sounded 100% convinced. >> no one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chem weapons attacks in syria. and there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. >> there is ample evidence of an atrocity on the ground. cnn's fred pleitgen has managed to obtain exclusive video from shortly after the attack. he joins us from damascus by phone. fred, what's the reaction from the assad regime to continued strong language like that from the obama administration? >> reporter: i think they are hearing it. i was in with the information ministry of the country, who is a powerful figure. he spoke differently than i seen syrian officials speak in the past couple of days. before that you would hear them say if attacked, syria would fight back. the syrian people would rise up. you still hear that rhetoric but it certainly is a lot less bold than you would and it comes after statements like the one secretary of state kerry yesterday and the one
speaking to members of the american legion today, vice president biden sounded 100% convinced. >> no one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chem weapons attacks in syria. and there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. >> there is ample evidence of an atrocity on the ground. cnn's fred pleitgen has managed to obtain exclusive video from shortly after the attack. he joins us from...
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acts it plans to publicly reveal some of the intelligence which vice president biden said today proves who is to blame for the mass casualties in syria. >> there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria, the syria regime. >> reporter: intercepted senior communications to tests of tissue samples taken from victims down to the simple fact the regime is the only one in syria known to have chemical weapons. david cameron warned there is no smoking gun. >> that is never 100% certainty. there's never one piece or several pieces of intelligence that can give you absolute certainty. >> reporter: traveling in asia chuck hagel spoke by phone with britain and france, two countries pledged to join the u.s. in punishing syria for using chemical weapons. then he was asked by a reporter at the pentagon which has moved four destroyers in the mediterranean if they are ready to go. >> we are ready to go like that. >> reporter: each of the destroyers are armed with 300 cruise missles, carries a 1,000 pound warhead has a range of 1,000 miles or more and an accuracy
acts it plans to publicly reveal some of the intelligence which vice president biden said today proves who is to blame for the mass casualties in syria. >> there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria, the syria regime. >> reporter: intercepted senior communications to tests of tissue samples taken from victims down to the simple fact the regime is the only one in syria known to have chemical weapons. david cameron warned there is no smoking...
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joe biden has been a great vice president. so this is all moving along. >> at this point maybe it's not too early to talk about it behind the scenes even if you don't want to talk about it in public. >> when we return, one of the president closest republican allies says he's keeping track of supposedly impeachable offenses. . so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung
joe biden has been a great vice president. so this is all moving along. >> at this point maybe it's not too early to talk about it behind the scenes even if you don't want to talk about it in public. >> when we return, one of the president closest republican allies says he's keeping track of supposedly impeachable offenses. . so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most...
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as syrian officials -- biden joined the officials saying action is imminent. >> national security is strengthened. we will hold accountable those who violate international norms. >> reporter: two years ago this month president obama called for syrian president bashar al-assad to go. today, white house officials declared the objective of any possible military action would not be to drive the dictator from power. >> the options are not about regime change, they're about responding to a clear violation of an international standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: leaving republicans to demand what exactly the mission would be. >> i certainly hope the reaction isn't simply lobby some cruise missiles in to disagree with assad's murderous actions. >> reporter: the president ran for office, railing against what he called unilateralism by the bush team in iraq and elsewhere. when boston globe gave candidates written questions, they asked about bombing iran without authorization from congress. senator obama said the president doesn't have power under the constitution t
as syrian officials -- biden joined the officials saying action is imminent. >> national security is strengthened. we will hold accountable those who violate international norms. >> reporter: two years ago this month president obama called for syrian president bashar al-assad to go. today, white house officials declared the objective of any possible military action would not be to drive the dictator from power. >> the options are not about regime change, they're about...
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i would expect president obama to say something good about joe biden. and joe biden has been a great vice president. so this is all politics, this is all moving around. we'll see what happens, but it's a little early. >> it's a little early. but as you well know, it's never too early to be thinking about it behind the scenes, even if you don't want to talk about it in public. >>> when we come back, a virtual tour of the 2013 march on washington and the only surviving keynote speaker at the 1963 march, congressman john lewis, next. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. zyrtec®. love the air. at humana, our medicare agents sit down with you and ask. hanging out with this guy. he's jus
i would expect president obama to say something good about joe biden. and joe biden has been a great vice president. so this is all politics, this is all moving around. we'll see what happens, but it's a little early. >> it's a little early. but as you well know, it's never too early to be thinking about it behind the scenes, even if you don't want to talk about it in public. >>> when we come back, a virtual tour of the 2013 march on washington and the only surviving keynote...
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." >>> the vice-president joe biden breaking news now. just spoke about the situation in syria just minutes ago as the white house considers what action to take against bashar al-assad's regime. >> no one doubts that innocent men, women, and children, have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks in syria. and there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. >> trace: the first time anybody from the administration has said absolutely no doubt chemical weapons were used, and that they know who used them. vice-president biden added he and president obama believe those who use c weapons against defenseless men, women and children, ought to be held accountable. >>> most folks would choose not to roll around in glass anywhere but in florida lawmakers are considering grinding its up and spreading it on the beaches. experts say decades of beach erosion and decades of dredging up sands to repreparish the beaches have caused sand to go away, and since the sunshine state soaks up billion
." >>> the vice-president joe biden breaking news now. just spoke about the situation in syria just minutes ago as the white house considers what action to take against bashar al-assad's regime. >> no one doubts that innocent men, women, and children, have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks in syria. and there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. >> trace: the first time anybody from the...
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definitely a campaign style feel out here today. >> he gave biden a shoutout saying picking biden was the best move. great reporting, get some rest. >> reporter: thank you. >>> john king takes over here in the "situation room." he'll be watching a looming vote on the san diego mayor, bob filner. the city counsel is voting on whether he will keep his job. we'll hear from a school shooting hero and president obama about their phone call with one another. ingeniously uses radar to alert you to possible collision threats. and in certain situations it can apply the brakes. introducing the all-new 2014 chevrolet impala with available crash imminent braking. always looking forward. while watching your back. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. and recently the 2013 chevrolet impala received the j.d. power award for highest ranked large car in initial quality. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's
definitely a campaign style feel out here today. >> he gave biden a shoutout saying picking biden was the best move. great reporting, get some rest. >> reporter: thank you. >>> john king takes over here in the "situation room." he'll be watching a looming vote on the san diego mayor, bob filner. the city counsel is voting on whether he will keep his job. we'll hear from a school shooting hero and president obama about their phone call with one another. ingeniously...
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secretary kerry spoke on monday, vice president biden spoke on tuesday but no real, solid, firm words from the president. >> i think it would have been better had he been taking the lead from the start. you even have to ask should he have drawn the red line way back when. would he have been doing this if he had not drawn that red line in an off-handed comment? >> anita, this shows the president as "the unhappy warrior," saying he's not pleased with the decisions he has to make right now. is he being dragged into something he doesn't want to deal with? >> i don't think there's any president who would be happy faced with the idea to use military force. it's not happy time. and it's one that this president, as is the case with presidents before him, takes very seriously. that was the case with the tough decision he made in 2009. it's been the case with every time he's had to use military force. but this is a president who approaches these issues deliberately with a steady approach to these things that are thoughtful and he wants to look at all options and is not going to rush into this e
secretary kerry spoke on monday, vice president biden spoke on tuesday but no real, solid, firm words from the president. >> i think it would have been better had he been taking the lead from the start. you even have to ask should he have drawn the red line way back when. would he have been doing this if he had not drawn that red line in an off-handed comment? >> anita, this shows the president as "the unhappy warrior," saying he's not pleased with the decisions he has to...
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from syria in the middle east, joe biden would lead impeachment charges against the president. they have gone a long way from that. what they're saying now, there won't be a vote in congress but that instead what the president will do is consult with congress, this phone call at 6:00 p.m. eastern and other phone calls that have already happened. there's a lot of intense action as the president faces a lot of pressure on this decision whether he will move forward or not. you heard him in the pbs interview saying it could be a shot across the bow against syria. there are military experts say a shot across the bow sounds symbolic. they wand to hear from the president directly. we haven't from him beyond the press interview and cnn interview last week directly from the military what the mission would be. >> and it's growing, bipartisan push for questions, push for answers and consultation with congress and possibly involving them informal activity. that letter that came from the house side was signed on to by a number of democrats as well. does that change the calculus for the whit
from syria in the middle east, joe biden would lead impeachment charges against the president. they have gone a long way from that. what they're saying now, there won't be a vote in congress but that instead what the president will do is consult with congress, this phone call at 6:00 p.m. eastern and other phone calls that have already happened. there's a lot of intense action as the president faces a lot of pressure on this decision whether he will move forward or not. you heard him in the pbs...
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family who have sacrificed and inspired so much, as president clinton, president carter, vice-president biden, jill, fellow americans, five decades ago today americans came to this honored place to lay claim to a promise made at our founding. we hold these truths to be self-evident. that all men are created equal. that they are endo youd by their creator -- endowed by their creator with certain inalienable life, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. in 1963 our almost 200 years afr those words were set to paper, a full century after a great war was fought and emancipation crow claimed, that promise, those truths remained unmet. and so they came by the thousands, from every corner of our country, men and women, young and old, blacks who longed for freedom and whites who could no longer accept freedom for themselves while witnessing the subjugation of others. across the land congregations sent them off with food and with prayer. in the middle of the night, entire blocks of harlem came out to wish them well. with a few dollars they scri m ped from their labor, they bor
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congressional approval, then he senator biden would move forward in with impeachment charges. he said clear in the campaign you can't have unilateral military action without getting congressional authorization. i pressed jay carney on that point yesterday. >> in 2007, candidate obama was, an actual or imminent threat to the nation. do you believe that exists right now or actual or imminent threat to the united states? >> i believe that absolutely, allow the use of chemical weapons on a significant scale, to take place without a response would present a significant challenge to, threat to the united states national security interests. >> reporter: now there are some democrats who disagree with jay carney on that point and do not believe it is imminent threat. congresswoman, barbara lee, the only member of congress who voted against the war in afghanistan put out a statement she agrees it is horrific that chemical weapons were used by syrians but there needs to be full congressional debate, authorization, a vote on that in the house and senate before the white house moves forwar
congressional approval, then he senator biden would move forward in with impeachment charges. he said clear in the campaign you can't have unilateral military action without getting congressional authorization. i pressed jay carney on that point yesterday. >> in 2007, candidate obama was, an actual or imminent threat to the nation. do you believe that exists right now or actual or imminent threat to the united states? >> i believe that absolutely, allow the use of chemical weapons...
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. >> vice president biden saying there's no doubt chemical weapons were used. >>> also, hot spot. the rim fire racing deeper into yosemite this morning. helicopters swooping in, firefighters struggling to save the oldest trees on the planet. >>> plus, charged. tesla is tops. fueled by electricity, the sedan passing porsche, outrunning j jagu jaguar. >>> yeah, that's going to cost you to get into that tesla, $71,000. we'll talk more about that later. good morning, everyone. i'm carol costello. we begin this morning focusing on syria. u.s. military ramp up and inspection teams and even as inspectors collect evidence of chemical attacks vice president joe biden said there is no evidence that gassed their own people. echoing calls for military action and some reports suggest the countdown to u.s. strikes could now be mere hours. cnn's chris lawrence is at his post at the pentagon. good morning, chris. >> good morning, carol. well, yes, the military is ready, but u.s. officials say there is still work to be done behind the scenes. that includes making sure allies have the authorization
. >> vice president biden saying there's no doubt chemical weapons were used. >>> also, hot spot. the rim fire racing deeper into yosemite this morning. helicopters swooping in, firefighters struggling to save the oldest trees on the planet. >>> plus, charged. tesla is tops. fueled by electricity, the sedan passing porsche, outrunning j jagu jaguar. >>> yeah, that's going to cost you to get into that tesla, $71,000. we'll talk more about that later. good...
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joe biden said there is no doubt who is to blame. >> the syrian regime, the only ones who have the weapons. have used chemical weapons multiple times in the past. have the means of delivering those weapons. have been determined to wipe out exactly the places that were attacked biochemical weapons. >> bill: the white house saying there must be a response to last week's attack. president obama is still deciding what that response will be. we have team fox coverage, jonathan hunt live here in new york with with a look at the other countries calling for action. but first to jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with us this evening. jennifer, good evening to you. what would a u.s. military strike look likes a it stands now? >> bill, a senior u.s. official tells fox that any strike on syria is likely to last hours, not days. according to u.s. military sources, there are no plans in this initial mission set to go after assad's chemical weapons. it is not possible to carry out a surgical strike on chemical weapons storage facilities, assad is estimated to have 1,000 tons of those materials. such
joe biden said there is no doubt who is to blame. >> the syrian regime, the only ones who have the weapons. have used chemical weapons multiple times in the past. have the means of delivering those weapons. have been determined to wipe out exactly the places that were attacked biochemical weapons. >> bill: the white house saying there must be a response to last week's attack. president obama is still deciding what that response will be. we have team fox coverage, jonathan hunt live...
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on the democratic side joe biden, a guy named joe biden jumped into the race early back in was it, '93 and then got out quickly. getting in early, jim, is not necessarily a guaranty of success. >> no. look, every democrat thought that teddy kennedy would get the nomination, probably in '76. and then in 80 and 84. because he was such a huge name, chappaquiddick notwithstanding. mark shields, veteran democratic pundit likes to joke he was first guy to plan the inauguration for president muskie in 1973. of course he was the democrat who lost to george mcgovern in the primary. there are 30 twist and turns to come. the jon, the fact you're praising iowa's farmland tells me that, gleam in your eye. >> muskie had not shed a tear he might have been president if he hadn't cried in new hampshire. many people may think hillary is foregone conclusion which may not be true but others in the field could be easily running for vice president. as you pointed out, joe biden started really early, he became the choice of barack obama to be vp. so that could be what some people are jockeying for. jon: i wa
on the democratic side joe biden, a guy named joe biden jumped into the race early back in was it, '93 and then got out quickly. getting in early, jim, is not necessarily a guaranty of success. >> no. look, every democrat thought that teddy kennedy would get the nomination, probably in '76. and then in 80 and 84. because he was such a huge name, chappaquiddick notwithstanding. mark shields, veteran democratic pundit likes to joke he was first guy to plan the inauguration for president...
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. >> i do believe a certain senator, joe biden in 2007 said, i'm going to impeach president bush. >> in fact, george w. bush in the iraq war did go to the security council. everyone remembers colin powell holding up the alleged evidence. he went to the security council, did get authorization. obama knows that he can't go to the security council because russia would veto it. so he is either just going to ignore all of the prior precedent or come up with some sort of authorization that we haven't seen yet. >> i sometimes wonder if it comes down to what imminent threat to the country means. if another country, say syria, and that's why i said, is this really our business, if the threat was in syria is a threat to its people, is it a threat to our people and i suppose you could say, a thin argument would be the president could suggest destabilization in the middle east could affect us. >> there are lots of good lawyers in that administration and they could certainly make that argument. >> ah, you being one of them at one point. former federal prosecutor. jeffrey toobin, thank you. >>> an
. >> i do believe a certain senator, joe biden in 2007 said, i'm going to impeach president bush. >> in fact, george w. bush in the iraq war did go to the security council. everyone remembers colin powell holding up the alleged evidence. he went to the security council, did get authorization. obama knows that he can't go to the security council because russia would veto it. so he is either just going to ignore all of the prior precedent or come up with some sort of authorization...
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so did joe biden as a senator as well. they both were very explicit that you have to be under imminent attack or, actually, in biden's case he said it's an impeachable offense. so he believed very strongly about this as a senator. i believe very strongly that the constitution was intended to separate the powers. you know, madison said that the executive is the power most likely to go to war so that we vested the power to declare war in congress. >> and an article you wrote for cnn.com you wrote this, i'll put it up on the screen. you said america's wars must be debated by congress, declared constitutionally and fought only for the interests and security of the united states. they should never be fought to save face. so what do you mean by that when you say save face? because the implication is what as far as the president is concerned? >> i think some may feel, and the president may be one who feels that he's losing his international power or acclaim if he doesn't follow -- he said there was a red line with chemical weapon
so did joe biden as a senator as well. they both were very explicit that you have to be under imminent attack or, actually, in biden's case he said it's an impeachable offense. so he believed very strongly about this as a senator. i believe very strongly that the constitution was intended to separate the powers. you know, madison said that the executive is the power most likely to go to war so that we vested the power to declare war in congress. >> and an article you wrote for cnn.com you...
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let me just say, personally, as somebody who was frequently criticized by joe biden and john kerry and barack obama, we're only missing chris dodd here, as somebody frequently criticized as being a unilateralist, while i oppose thes use of force against syria i am delight the obama administration is about to act aounilaterally without approval from the u.n. security council. we should take due note of that. >> almost like they put them aside like it's not that important when secretary kerry mentioned obstructionism. >> there are those particularly in europe who say you have to have authority to use force. there has to be some independent approval for what the obama administration is about to do. that's a very european approach to life. the american approach has always been fundamentally different. our approach is we have the right to act to defend american interests unless there's an express prohibition somewhere. there are no express prohibitions around here. as a matter of policy, i think this impending attack is a bad idea. as a matter of american authority we have all we need. i am
let me just say, personally, as somebody who was frequently criticized by joe biden and john kerry and barack obama, we're only missing chris dodd here, as somebody frequently criticized as being a unilateralist, while i oppose thes use of force against syria i am delight the obama administration is about to act aounilaterally without approval from the u.n. security council. we should take due note of that. >> almost like they put them aside like it's not that important when secretary...
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big names including vice president joe biden, his wife jill and first lady michelle obama will fan out across the country as the insurance exchanges go online in a little more than a month. even former president bill clinton is being tapped to help out. he will speak about the law to a crowd in his home state of arkansas next week. let's talk about all this with paul gigot, the editorial page editor for "the wall street journal." interesting, paul, the website, "politico" wrote about this and here was the opening line. three years after signing obamacare into law, president barack obama finally looks eager to talk about it. why now? >> well, because d-day is arriving on october 1st. the exchanges are supposed to start and january 1st, the subsidy coverage begins. so it is do-or-die. they have to do it now or this thing could fail. jon: but the president has been selling us all along on what a great program this is going to be? >> well that hasn't persuaded the country. all polls show obamacare is still more unpopular than popular but now they don't have a choice. he need to do somethin
big names including vice president joe biden, his wife jill and first lady michelle obama will fan out across the country as the insurance exchanges go online in a little more than a month. even former president bill clinton is being tapped to help out. he will speak about the law to a crowd in his home state of arkansas next week. let's talk about all this with paul gigot, the editorial page editor for "the wall street journal." interesting, paul, the website, "politico"...
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vice president biden saying very clearly there is no doubt chemical weapons were used. iran is warning of a disaster in the region if the u.s. intervenes and u.n. inspectors are getting a second look at the site of the possible chemical weapons attack. we're covering this story like no other network can. cnn has the only network reporter on the ground in syria, but, first, let's start with chris lawrence at the pentagon for the very latest. good morning, chris. >> good morning, kate. what is happening behind the scenes is giving us a real clue of what will happen next. private calls to key members of congress and declassifying some of the proof that details of which may shock you. the latest warning to syria comes directly from the white house. >> those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women and children should and must be held accountable. >> reporter: another sign to expect action, u.s. officials all but telling u.n. inspectors, get out of the way. >> and that it's clear the security situation isn't safe for the team in syria. >> reporter: the defense
vice president biden saying very clearly there is no doubt chemical weapons were used. iran is warning of a disaster in the region if the u.s. intervenes and u.n. inspectors are getting a second look at the site of the possible chemical weapons attack. we're covering this story like no other network can. cnn has the only network reporter on the ground in syria, but, first, let's start with chris lawrence at the pentagon for the very latest. good morning, chris. >> good morning, kate. what...
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meeting the president, meeting vice president biden and his wife ann. what a tremendous experience. i haven't even brushed shoulders with people who were able to experience that. so this is pretty cool. bill: your son's heroism will be remembered forever. bill: he said i stand here proud to represent the 50 soldiers who faced impossible odds. he said i'm nervous about living with the responsibility of telling their story. >> he's always been a loner, enjoyed his privacy. hasn't really had to represent anyone but himself and do what he and his family need. so in my opinion, that's the reason why he's nervous about that. that's quite a responsibility. i found that just having him be acknowledged this way and people starting to ask me these questions it's been quite a responsibility on my part, too. that hopefully i can portray his feelings, my feelings, the family's feelings in a way that bring respect from our family, to the army and to this nation. bill: he's been dealing with post traumatic stress disorder. he has been very public about it. what he talks about is the invisible woun
meeting the president, meeting vice president biden and his wife ann. what a tremendous experience. i haven't even brushed shoulders with people who were able to experience that. so this is pretty cool. bill: your son's heroism will be remembered forever. bill: he said i stand here proud to represent the 50 soldiers who faced impossible odds. he said i'm nervous about living with the responsibility of telling their story. >> he's always been a loner, enjoyed his privacy. hasn't really had...
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this is who the president called, this is who vice president biden called, there is who secretary called. they are trying to make the case they are trying to gather this international coalition. >> we'll see how big this coalition actually turns out to be. >> they got to consult can congress. >> thanks very much. >> up next, british lawmakers are in emergency session right now. and there's been an urgent huddle over the security council. and mike rogers has put together his own briefings and he said there's no doubt what really happened in syria. congressman rogers coming up. dad. how did you get here? i don't know. [ speaking in russian ] look, look, look... you probably want to get away as much as we do. with priceline express deals, you can get a fabulous hotel without bidding. think of the rubles you'll save. with one touch, fun in the sun. i like fun. well, that went exactly i as planned.. really? help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we'
this is who the president called, this is who vice president biden called, there is who secretary called. they are trying to make the case they are trying to gather this international coalition. >> we'll see how big this coalition actually turns out to be. >> they got to consult can congress. >> thanks very much. >> up next, british lawmakers are in emergency session right now. and there's been an urgent huddle over the security council. and mike rogers has put together...
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. >>> delaware attorney general bo biden is in great shape and expected to leave a texas cancer center today. he was feeling weak and disoriented on a family vacation last week. he suffered a mild stroke back in 2010. >>> disturbing images you're about to see from syria's civil war. some of you might want to look away. the pictures posted online shows dozens of bodies, many of them children. rebels say the government has unleashed chemical weapons on civilian neighborhoods. syria denies the claims, but some members of congress say it's time for the white house to take action. >> where does this stop? when does the united states with very little cost stand up for these people and stop this horrific -- you can't look at those pictures without being deeply moved. are we going to just let that go on? >> the united states and its allies are calling on the united nations to investigate. u.n. inspectors are in syria investigating previous claims but the government is blocking its access to the sites. >>> aaron hernandez may learn today if a grand jury indicted him in a murder. massachusetts a
. >>> delaware attorney general bo biden is in great shape and expected to leave a texas cancer center today. he was feeling weak and disoriented on a family vacation last week. he suffered a mild stroke back in 2010. >>> disturbing images you're about to see from syria's civil war. some of you might want to look away. the pictures posted online shows dozens of bodies, many of them children. rebels say the government has unleashed chemical weapons on civilian neighborhoods....
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been handled, the fact that for all the criticism that obama and bide season and a lot of democrats -- biden and a lot of democrats laid at the feet of george w. bush before the invasion of iraq, he was able to put together dozens of countries in the so-called coalition of the willing which a lot of democrats laughed at. at this point our closest and longest ally, britain, has jumped ship on us, and there's really a strong possibility that we're going to end up doing this, as you say, alone, by ourselves without any military buy-in from any other country. and you can just go back and look at the quotes of barack obama talking about how terrible that kind of unilateral action was when he was a senator and a candidate. heather: boy. and did you ever think you'd hear that, go it alone, once again after we heard it so much in iraq. chris wallace, this sunday you have senator jack reed and also jim inhofe. they are joining you this sunday. this is certainly a show not to miss. you're also going to speak to congressman peter king to talk about the new leaks from edward snowden and some really inte
been handled, the fact that for all the criticism that obama and bide season and a lot of democrats -- biden and a lot of democrats laid at the feet of george w. bush before the invasion of iraq, he was able to put together dozens of countries in the so-called coalition of the willing which a lot of democrats laughed at. at this point our closest and longest ally, britain, has jumped ship on us, and there's really a strong possibility that we're going to end up doing this, as you say, alone, by...
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jill biden, all out this fall making strategic appearances around this law. they're going to be tracking those enrollments, looking at it as a political campaign, where they're weak, where they feed to be and they will be sending officials based on how people are signing up. >> you know, i'm looking also at other stories in politico, one of your top stories, nancy pelosi, the hawk, tells barack obama to act on syria. isn't that interesting? the names of -- have changed here when it comes to hawks asking for military force. >> it's really true. and what we're hearing from congress is that they wish that they had been more involved in this conversation. the president talking with speaker boehner yesterday. but certainly on the republican side they feel it's too late and you have this fascinating dynamic of speaker pelosi who during the bush years, of course, was opposed to interventions, now backing up the president. >> you know, we have, gene, here's a quote from nancy pelosi. it's clear that the american people are wary of war, however assad gassing his own p
jill biden, all out this fall making strategic appearances around this law. they're going to be tracking those enrollments, looking at it as a political campaign, where they're weak, where they feed to be and they will be sending officials based on how people are signing up. >> you know, i'm looking also at other stories in politico, one of your top stories, nancy pelosi, the hawk, tells barack obama to act on syria. isn't that interesting? the names of -- have changed here when it comes...